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‘This Is Hope 2.0′: Roland S. Martin on the DNC’s Embrace of Alternative News Outlets, Kamala Harris’ Moment and Fighting Misinformation
Veteran journalist Roland S. Martin discusses the growth of Black news media, fighting misinformation and how Kamala Harris can seize the DNC moment.
His “Roland Martin Unfiltered” daily talk show series had been humming for hours, shooting one-on-ones and roundtable interviews from a makeshift studio perched in a well-trafficked corner of the area cordoned off for broadcast and digital outlets that aren’t named CBS, ABC, NBC/MSNBC, Fox News, PBS and CNN. The scene and even the signage in and around the United Center has made it very clear that the Harris-Walz campaign is embracing alternative news outlets, including the new breed of digital journalists and commentator entrepreneurs who offer their work via YouTube, Substack, Patreon, Medium and the like. On Monday night, Martin looked around the Media Row staging area and marveled at the growth of independent news outlets since he attended his first presidential nominating convention as a journalist, the GOP’s 1992 gathering in Houston for President George H.W.
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